What color is #242B3B?

#242B3B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242B3B?

The RGB value is 36, 43, 59: 36 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242B3B?

The complementary color is #3B3424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242B3B color

#242B3B rgb(36, 43, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #242B3B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.9% green and 23.1% blue (36, 43, 59).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#242B3B color codes

HEX	`#242B3B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 43, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, 1.7, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 11.33, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.381, 2.418, 4.478)`
Decimal	`2370363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242B3B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #242B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #242B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242b3b; }
.text { color: #242b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 43 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242b3b, #29243b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #242B3B?: #242B3B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242B3B?: The RGB value is 36, 43, 59: 36 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242B3B?: The complementary color is #3B3424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.